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Welcome to the CUMC and CUCO website. We will shortly announce our 2008/9 season and are grateful to our members and supporters for contributing to a successful 2007/8 season. CUCO is Cambridge University’s leading orchestra. It is undoubtedly one of the finest groups of its kind in the country, and many of its members go on to pursue careers in the performing world. A different professional conductor is invited to work with the orchestra for each of its five major concerts every season, as well as a distinguished concerto soloist. Attracting the best of Cambridge University’s musical talent, the orchestra works intensively for a week-long period in preparation for each concert, achieving focus and the highest possible standard.
Enjoying a national reputation, CUCO is renowned for its ability to tackle a wide range of chamber orchestra repertoire from the Baroque period to the present day. As well as performing more traditional repertoire, CUCO has in recent seasons been involved in a projects combining Haydn and Shostakovich with music and dance from the Brazilian Capoeira tradition and a fusion of African Malinke and western Baroque music. With a new committee every year, CUCO is a dynamic and versatile organisation.
The next CUCO season will feature conductors including Peter Stark (Principal Guest Conductor), Tom Blunt, Rory Macdonald and Andrew Watkinson. Future soloists include Matthew Rose (bass), Tom Poster (piano), Philip Dukes (viola), Michael Davis (violin) and Rob Buckland (saxophone).
The Cambridge University Music Club is devoted to encouraging the appreciation and performance of chamber music at the highest level. It has a long and illustrious history since being founded in 1889, and past members have included such eminent figures as Ralph Vaughan-Williams and Sir David Willcocks
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